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Parents gathered at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building Thursday evening and got schooled on concussions. They learned what they are, how to spot them and properly respond. They want to make sure their kids start their sports seasons off safe and smart.

More than 100 Leesburg residents were evacuated Saturday afternoon when military ordnance, described as anti-tank missiles, was discovered in a residential neighborhood in the 500 block of Rockbridge Drive, SE.

Edelman Financial Field, which will be home to both the Hounds of the Atlantic Baseball League and the Cavalry Soccer Club, is a major piece of Loudoun One, the residential, retail, and entertainment project in Ashburn that leaders hope will match the success of nearby Reston Town Center.

In a pilot program in Loudoun County, elementary school students have each been assigned laptop computers through Microsoft's Partners in Learning program. And teachers are convinced it's keeping the kids more engaged.

Police have identified the man shot and killed in his Sterling home Friday night as Steven Spradling, 52, an officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police Department. Rosangela Spradling, 42, has been charged with first degree murder.

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